Cop Assigned To School After Newtown Suspended For Firing Gun

[Tx4obama]

Officer Who Fired Shot In New York High School Suspended

HIGHLAND, N.Y. (AP) — A New York town that began assigning an armed police officer to guard a high school in the wake of the Connecticut massacre has suspended the program after an officer accidentally discharged his pistol in a hallway while classes were in session.

Lt. James Janso of the Lloyd police department tells media outlets Officer Sean McCutcheon will be suspended while an investigation continues.

McCutcheon was assigned to the high school in the Hudson Valley town of Highland in January. Janso says the program has been suspended for now.

There were no staff members or students nearby when the weapon went off just after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Nobody was hurt.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/sean-mccutcheon-officer-gun-suspended.php?ref=fpb

[Laurian]

1. That didn't take long.

I'm sure nobody saw this problem coming......

[The Magistrate]

2. Gosh, Ma'am --- If Only There Had Been a Good Guy With A Gun There....

[immoderate]

3. You talkin' to me? -- You talkin' to ME?

--imm

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Well, the school is safer now.

[immoderate]

7. What they need is FRIENDLY FIRE!

Right now only the occasional wacko gets a chance to shoot kids in school. But populate every school with gun totin' cops, guards, teachers, custodians and it'll look like the wild west!

--imm

[Arkansas Granny]

5. I'll bet those kids feel so-o-o much safer.

[Robb]

6. Who could have predicted this?

Oh yeah, EVERYONE.

[longship]

8. Cue the NRA!

Waiting...




Still waiting...



Even still waiting...



:crickets:

[arcane1]

9. Was he just roaming the halls with his gun in his hand??

[jmg257]

10. Veteran cop supposedly in uniform, Glock...can't wait to see the results of the investigation. nt

[Downwinder]

11. Probably just showing a co-ed his gun.

[bluestate10]

12. A trained cop accidentally set off a gun. Why does the NRA expect volunteers to do

any better. The cop could have been reaching for something near the gun's hoister and accidentally fired the gun. Fortunate that no one got hurt.

[angstlessk]

13. That's two 'professionals'..one left a gun in a bathroom..this one shoots off his gun

two in 2 months...that is more than school shootings average

[jmg257]

15. Don't forget the school safety instructor who shot himself in Tx and the

Accidental campus shooting by a CU staff member with a CCP.

[Exultant Democracy]

14. Responsible gun owners trained in the operation of their firearms. Goooo Guns!

[csziggy]

16. He never should have taken his bullet out of his shirt pocket!

[Tx4obama]

17. LOL. I thought about Barney and his pocket bullet earlier today too when I read the OP. n/t

[They_Live]

18. "went off" ??

Does anyone really believe that this weapon just fired by itself?

Also - that is one confusing headline.